Dr. M. Chileshe

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Dr. M. Chileshe
Head of Department
Lecturer
Agricultural Engineering
Email
mwapejc@unza.zm
Phone
+260978233255

Biography

Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD,
  • MSc,
  • BEng,
  • MEIZ,
  • RENG

1st June 2015-present Head Agricultural Engineering Department 1 Nov 2012 –June 2015 Assistant Dean Postgraduate school of Engineering July 1996 - present Lecturer in the department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. I have been involved in giving lectures in Farm Machinery Design (EA 412) to the final year students and Farm Machinery and Power (EA311) to the third year students and workshop technology to the school of engineering students (Eg 211). I have also supervised students in their undergraduate project work EA 590 1991 - 1993 Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Staff Development Fellow. My duties were conducting tutorials in Mechanical Engineering Drawing and Farm Machinery Design area.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Member of Engineering Institution of Zambia

EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES

  • Vice chair of the Zambia national laboratory association.
  • Chairperson of Zambia Bureau of standards subcommittee on standards of agricultural implements

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

  • Database management system for use in agriculture
  • Farm machinery and power
  • Vibration and structure health monitoring system
  • Computer applications in agriculture.

RESEARCH GROUP

  • Farm power and machinery

Publications

  1. Wu, W., Hong, T., Zeng, L., Xu, Y., Huang, D., Chileshe, J., . . . Lu, D. (2014). Detection of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Nests using Spectral Data. Florida Entomologist, 97(3), 967-971.
  2. Chileshe Joseph Mwape, Hong Tiansheng, Weibin Wu, Static studies of a steel chain ropeway section using Msc Adams, Advanced Materials Research, , 2011, pp. 1031-1036. (ISSN: 1662-8985)
  3. Zhang Lijun, Hong Tiansheng Wu Weibin, Chileshe Joseph Mwape, Feng Zhuofen, Zhao Ben, Xu Ling,2012. Detection of LAI for fruiter based on hemispherical photography. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 28(Supp.2): 213－220 （ISSN: 1002-6819)
  4. Ye Zhijie, Hong Tiansheng, Chileshe Joseph Mwape, Wen Tao, Feng Ruijue, 2012. Multi-factor evaluation and modeling correction of EC-5 and 5TE soil moisture content sensors. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 28(Supp.2): 157－166 (ISSN: 1002-6819)
  5. Wen Tao, Hong Tiansheng, Su Jian, Zhu Ynqing, Kong Fanbo, Chileshe Joseph Mwape. Tension Detection Device for Circular Chain Cargo Transportation Ropeway in Mountain Orchard, Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, 2011,42(8):80-84, (ISSN: 1000-1298)
  6. Weibin Wu, Hong Tiansheng, Chileshe Joseph Mwape, et al. 2011. Design and implementation of SAR ADC. Journal of Computers. 6(12): 2631-2638. ( ISSN 1796-203X)
  7. Weibin Wu, Hong Tiansheng, Chileshe Joseph Mwape, et al. 2011. Research of dynamic steering headlamps system based on LIN bus. Journal of Computers. 6(12): 2607-2614, ( ISSN 1796-203X)
  8. Wen Tao, Hong Tiansheng, Su Jian, Zhu Ynqing, Kong Fanbo, Chileshe Joseph Mwape,. Tension Detection Device for Circular Chain Cargo Transportation Ropeway in Mountain Orchard, Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, 2011,42(8):80-84, (ISSN: 1000-1298)
  9. Wei Bin Wu, Hong Tian Sheng, Chileshe Joseph Mwape, Hao Biao Li.. Design of environmental hardware in car alternator testing system. Advanced Materials Research, 2011,505-508. (ISSN: 1662-8985)

Research Interests

  • Agricultural Machinery Design
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Project management